Service difficulty report · Controller · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 14, 2006
Submitted
January 17, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N160BS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53463
Part
Controller
Part number
21171802
Part serial
771269
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
26,126 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
I

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AT FLIGHT LEVEL 230, AUTOMATIC PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM FAIL TO PRESSURIZE AIRPLANE. TRANSFER LOCKOUT AND STAND BY LIGHT. CHECK LIST WAS PERFORMED AND AUTO PRESSURIZATION WAS RECOVERED AND FAIL TO PRESSURIZE AGAIN AT LOW THRUST DURING APPROACH. AS PER AMM 21-32-03/201 WAS PERFORMED TEST OF CONTROLLER CABIN PRESSURE AND WAS FOUND CONTROLLER N°1 FAIL. DEFERRED TO DMI #033 AS PER MEL 21-24- CATEGORY "C". DMI 033: IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 21-32-03 PAGE 201 CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER N° 1 WAS REPLACED, TEST SUCCESSFUL.

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